“Our dental team has just been out to Armenia and performed surgery on a number of the rescued bears, many of whom have terrible teeth,” Lis Key, press officer with IAR, told The Dodo. “So it’s likely that at some point Gordon will also be given a dental check to ensure he’s not suffering from broken teeth and infection after all those years chewing on the bars of his cage.”

While Gordon is younger than many of the other bears, he is adjusting well to his new life and will only get better with time.